tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68880602017-11-28T08:30:29.927-05:00Swerve LeftDerisive diatribes about the state of the nation, nation states and swerving leftwardKarlonoreply@blogger.comBlogger1952125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6888060.post-79808139758553124472017-11-14T05:46:00.001-05:002017-11-14T05:46:07.599-05:00Connecting the dotsKarlonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6888060.post-24174217070671781862017-11-11T21:36:00.002-05:002017-11-11T21:36:12.939-05:00Why rely on scientists?
This is painful to watch. A very characteristic exchange...
CARDIN: Would you rely on scientists to give you that answer or not?
HARTNETT WHITE: No, I had that question for a very long time. A very long time.
Karlonoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6888060.post-68637274890663660322017-11-08T21:32:00.001-05:002017-11-08T21:32:23.804-05:00Cycling in the U.S. of A.Karlonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6888060.post-19281239262674130402017-10-22T21:16:00.000-04:002017-10-22T21:17:22.204-04:00Your pet will eat you!This is a disturbing article. Since I'm no lover of pets, a little less disturbing for me, but even so...
Karlonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6888060.post-78879564991711362592017-10-10T02:45:00.002-04:002017-10-10T02:49:55.669-04:001/2 witKarlonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6888060.post-55055324290543845982017-09-28T15:45:00.000-04:002017-09-28T15:45:19.562-04:00Political comic for the dayKarlonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6888060.post-66383147873700153902017-08-04T23:07:00.002-04:002017-08-04T23:08:05.597-04:00The N-word and support for TrumpCorrelation isn't causation, but it's always a good place to begin. The first map below is created by Google based on searches using the N-word. Oddly enough, the divide, rather than going north and south, appears to be more east and west. The second map shows Trump supporters in the last election.
Karlonoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6888060.post-5755609116469452352017-08-04T06:37:00.002-04:002017-08-04T06:37:24.456-04:00Trump the most innocent person ever...Andy Borowitz is at it again...Karlonoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6888060.post-7984173586122375262017-07-19T03:36:00.001-04:002017-07-19T03:41:08.437-04:00Arrival
I recently watched Arrival. It gets off to a slow start but is entertaining as several plot twists appear. The view of language put forth in the film strikes me as very unrealistic. The difficulty in communicating with aliens who are making an attempt to communicate with humans probably wouldn't involve the formal aspects of language. (Intelligent beings can presumably simplify their languageKarlonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6888060.post-46151141916302246002017-06-26T03:16:00.001-04:002017-06-26T03:16:45.765-04:00A long list of liesThe NY Times required a full page to list all of Trump's lies.Karlonoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6888060.post-20470601355832860042017-05-23T05:22:00.001-04:002017-10-22T21:21:15.679-04:00D41: Semi-Tarrasch, Main Line, Exchange Variation1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 cxd4 8. cxd4 Bb4+ 9. Bd2 Bxd2+ 10. Qxd2 O-O 11. Bc4 Nc6 12. O-O b6{ D41: Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch, Main Line, Exchange Variation, 6...Nxc3 7.bxc3 cxd4 8.cxd4 Bb4+ 9.Bd2 Bxd2+ 10.Qxd2 O-O 11.Bc4 Nc6 12.O-O b6 } 13. d5 exd5 14. Bxd5 Bb7 15. Rac1 Na5 16. Rfd1 Bxd5 17. Qxd5 Qf6 18. Rc7 Rad8 19. Rd7 Rxd7 20. Qxd7 Ra8 Karlonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6888060.post-71296019308046914242017-04-21T21:41:00.000-04:002017-04-21T21:41:31.586-04:00Slogans for United Airlines
We have First Class, Business Class, and No Class.
Our prices can’t be beaten...but our passengers can.
We put the hospital in hospitality.
We beat our passengers, not the competition.
We have an offer you can’t refuse. No, really.
Board as a doctor, leave as a patient.
Not enough seating? Prepare for a beating.
And you thought legroom was an issue.
If our staff need a Karlonoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6888060.post-22799319194343720942017-03-28T04:21:00.001-04:002017-03-28T04:21:43.044-04:00TrumpcareI don't see how the Republicans can win on healthcare as long as they're in the majority. Any solution they cook up will need to further enrich drug companies and ensurers while reducing coverage. In the short-term, they probably did the best thing they could do--keep kicking the can down the road, hopefully, until they've lost their majorities and can go back to blaming everything on Democrats.Karlonoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6888060.post-39677814024464743742017-03-16T06:13:00.001-04:002017-03-16T06:13:23.327-04:00Chris Ladd on "white socialism"Chris Ladd has an excellent article on Forbes, describing the U.S. healthcare system and our system or corporate and individual write-offs as "white socialism".Karlonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6888060.post-89033004761564482472017-02-28T10:52:00.002-05:002017-02-28T10:52:45.306-05:00Nils Bildt: The expert who never wasI've often wondered if the talking heads on U.S. news stations have any more expertise than our local barber or the guy (or gal) sitting across from us in the bar. As it turns out, my doubts have again been confirmed. The“Swedish Defense and National Security Advisor” interviewed by Bill O’Reilly on Fox News this week is entirely unknown in his native country, with no connections to either the Karlonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6888060.post-24500585766660225092017-01-14T22:10:00.000-05:002017-01-14T22:10:47.160-05:00Are red peppers really healthy?In one form or another, I eat red peppers constantly, so I'm really hoping that a recent Chinese study showing that consuming spicy foods reduces mortality is right.Karlonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6888060.post-2768557062390498682016-12-18T23:23:00.000-05:002016-12-19T00:24:42.831-05:00Phil Gatensby
This guy has some wisdom.Karlonoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6888060.post-54402485941391595532016-12-09T04:11:00.001-05:002016-12-09T04:17:06.684-05:00Dio miaKarlonoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6888060.post-67834073101562730602016-11-28T19:57:00.003-05:002016-11-28T19:58:01.889-05:00Welcome to the new political realityKarlonoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6888060.post-29088219006039694412016-11-24T02:13:00.002-05:002016-11-24T02:13:55.314-05:00Michael Sandel at TEDKarlonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6888060.post-42936188705409565112016-10-21T06:09:00.001-04:002016-10-21T06:09:53.658-04:00Perception trumps realityKarlonoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6888060.post-55836085617403727672016-10-17T00:58:00.003-04:002016-10-17T00:59:28.764-04:00Maher on TrumpBill Maher's always got insights. His comments are right on.Karlonoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6888060.post-41841372372319327262016-10-11T20:54:00.002-04:002016-10-11T20:55:46.512-04:00Slogans 2016Karlonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6888060.post-30893410605944426432016-09-19T02:48:00.001-04:002016-09-19T03:03:10.609-04:00Sam Harris flops
I recently read the first half of The Moral Landscape by Sam Harris. Harris begins with the interesting argument that science (viewed broadly) can provide the basis for determining human values. This would seem to make sense. As Harris points out, "ought to" statements can easily be converted to "is" statements. Instead of saying people shouldn't lie (which sounds like a purely moral statement)Karlonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6888060.post-3945553295611469962016-08-11T21:34:00.003-04:002016-08-11T21:34:49.300-04:00Imagine...Karlonoreply@blogger.com1